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How to Determine Your Condition
Faṭimah: How can women determine which of the six categories they belong to?
Mother: The best way is to keep a notebook to record the days of their menstrual cycle. After becoming clean from menstrual blood, they should compare the number of days and the timing of their current period with the previous month's period. If both the time and the number of days are the same, then their cycle is both fixed in time and duration. If only the start time is the same, their cycle is fixed in time. If only the number of days is the same, their cycle is fixed in duration. If both are different, it is considered irregular (Muḍṭariba).
Faṭimah: Which of these six categories do I belong to?
Mother: For now, this month, you are in the Mubtadiʾa category (first-time menstruation). But in the next month, after your second period ends, you will know which category you belong to by following the method you learned.
Rules for Fixed Time and Duration Cycles →
← Types of Women Without a Regular Menstrual Cycle
Mother: The best way is to keep a notebook to record the days of their menstrual cycle. After becoming clean from menstrual blood, they should compare the number of days and the timing of their current period with the previous month's period. If both the time and the number of days are the same, then their cycle is both fixed in time and duration. If only the start time is the same, their cycle is fixed in time. If only the number of days is the same, their cycle is fixed in duration. If both are different, it is considered irregular (Muḍṭariba).
Faṭimah: Which of these six categories do I belong to?
Mother: For now, this month, you are in the Mubtadiʾa category (first-time menstruation). But in the next month, after your second period ends, you will know which category you belong to by following the method you learned.
